Theresa Surname

96,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Theresa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theresa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2261:144,4889,212
United States1,0731:337,80030,474
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
India5371:1,428,42754,539
Indonesia1661:796,68260,566
Malaysia1601:184,33911,025
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Canada641:575,71247,839
Liberia611:72,2716,117
Australia581:465,44335,949
England571:977,51048,999
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland71:764,83125,488
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Thérésa (2) are calculated separately.

Theresa (1,008,489) may also be a first name.

Theresa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Theresa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Theresa (Bengali: টেরেসা, Hindi: थेरेसा, Marathi: थेरेसा, Oriya: େଥେରସା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Thérésa. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Theresa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,971st most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,487,558 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Theresa are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Theresa is also the 883rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,008,489 people.

The surname Theresa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,226 people, or 1 in 144,488. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 10 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Ghana, where 17 percent reside.

Theresa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Theresa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 9,755 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Theresa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Theresa are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Theresa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $32,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,563 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theresaa9378/
Theressa9319/
Theresea9314/
Thereasa9311/
Theresha936/
Theresah935/
Theriesa935/
Thereesa934/
Thearesa933/
Therresa932/
Thereisa932/
Theraesa931/
Teresa9228,796/
Thérésa902/
Thereesha885/
Theresiay884/
Thereisay883/
Therressa881/
Theressaa881/
Thheresia881/
Theressah881/
Teressa864,538/
Teresia861,197/
Thereza86628/
Therisa86120/
Therasa8682/
Teresha8674/
Teresas8655/
Terresa8625/
Tharesa8617/
Tereasa8611/
Tereisa869/
Thereja868/
Thereso868/
Thiresa865/
Tereesa864/
Teresea863/
Thoresa863/
Teresah863/
Teriesa861/
Teraesa861/
Teresca861/
Tieresa861/
Tehresa860/
Therissa8028/
Theresio8012/
Therisha8010/
Terressa804/
Tereisah804/
Theerasa804/
Therasaa803/
Tharessa803/
Terresha803/
Tharesai803/
Therassa802/
Terresia802/
Thiresha802/
Tteresha801/
Tereissa801/
Therisaa801/
Thereaza801/
Hteresia801/
Teressat801/
Theresho801/
Teriessa801/
Terriesa800/
Teressas800/
Theresso800/
Tereza773,992/
Tereso772,161/
Terasa77271/
Terosa77142/
Toresa77128/
Taresa7776/
Terisa7761/
Tereja7740/
Tiresa7711/
Tereca772/
Tyresa771/
Terêsa771/
Therecias754/
Therrissa751/
Therassea751/
Tharesaai751/
Terecha712,443/
Terrasa711,357/
Terezia71228/
Therezo71183/
Tereaca7183/
Tereacă7164/
Thorasa7152/
Terisia7144/
Toreasa7139/
Terrosa7128/
Tierasa7128/
Theriso7127/
Theriza7126/
Terytsa7122/
Terasay7122/
Teresio7120/
Torresa7119/
Tharisa7117/
Terreza7116/
Terassa7115/
Theriseaud7115/
Terissa7112/
Taressa7112/
Terisha7110/
Terecia719/
Thirasa719/
Thorisa718/
Tahrisa717/
Teresso717/
Terezas717/
Teerasa717/
Teritsa716/
Toressa716/
Terezza716/
Terisay716/
Taerasa716/
Tharasa715/
Terrisa715/
Terisah714/
Theraza714/
Terisai713/
Terejos713/
Tereaza713/
Terreso713/
Tareesa713/
Tereeza713/
Tereiza712/
Taresai711/
Taresay711/
Terosha711/
Tereeja711/
Therezhath711/
Tairesa711/
Tarresa711/
Teresoo711/
Terezea711/
Teresos711/
Theroza711/
Htaresa711/
Tareisa711/
Thoreza711/
Tiereza711/
Terezai711/
Terezxa711/
Terasah711/
Teresey710/
Tyressa710/
Taresha710/
Terrezza67327/
Terrassa67185/
Terrissa6777/
Terrezas6744/
Thyrassa6724/
Thirasai6717/
Therezio679/
Thiorisa677/
Teraisha673/
Terischa672/
Thirisha671/
Tyreisha671/
Tyreasha671/
Ttareesa671/
Tharissa671/
Thaireja671/
Terrezaz671/
Terrisia671/
Teraisay671/
Tireesha671/
Tahrisha671/
Tareisay671/
Torressa671/
Therisot671/
Teretcha671/
Terrejos671/
Terechea671/
Terecias671/
Terrisca671/
Tareesha671/
Tereacha671/
Tereciah671/
Thorasah671/
Tharyssa671/
Teireixa671/
Terrasha670/
Terrisha670/
Tarressa670/

Theresa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theresa in the Bengali language
টেরেসাteresa-
Theresa in the Marathi language
थेरेसाtheresa63.48
तेरेसाteresa13.48
टेरेसाteresa7.87
तेरेजाtereja2.81
तेरेसteresa1.69
ठेरेसाtheresa1.12
टेरीसाterisa1.12
तेरसाterasa0.56
थेरेसtheresa0.56
टेरेजाtereja0.56
थॅरेसाtheresa0.56
थेरेसीtheresi0.56
थेरेशाtheresa0.56
टेेरेसाteeresa0.56
थेरेशtheresa0.56
टेरसाterasa0.56
थेरेजthereja0.56
थेरसाtherasa0.56
Theresa in the Hindi language
थेरेसाtheresa57.14
तेरेसाteresa28.57
थीरसाthirasa14.29
Theresa in the Oriya language
େଥେରସାetherasa44.44
େତେରସାeterasa33.33
େଥେରଶାetherasa11.11
େଥରସାetharasa11.11

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